"with prize money, with the 2015–16 champion receiving £15,000 and smaller prizes being awarded down to fifth place. Any Champion Jockey who wins the championship from 2016 onwards will receive the new trophy designed by Asprey and chosen by Sir AP McCoy after the previous one was gifted to Sir AP upon his retirement. Table Legend British jump racing Champion Jockey In Great Britain's National Hunt racing, the title of Champion Jockey is bestowed on the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a racing season. From its inception in 1900 through to 1925, the award was given"
"The National Hunt Chase was given Listed status by the British Horseracing Board from its 2014 running and included the name of former champion jockey Terry Biddlecombe, who died in January 2014, in its title. The 2015 race name commemorated trainer Toby Balding. The race was upgraded to Grade 2 status from the 2017 running. Leading jockey since 1946 (2 wins): Leading trainer since 1946 (6 wins): The 1869 race at Wetherby was cancelled due to a ferry tragedy on the River Ure in February. The race was not held between 1915 and 1919 as Cheltenham was occupied by the"
"successful as both a jockey and a trainer in National Hunt racing. Nicholson's record at the Cheltenham Festival included five victories as a jockey, and seventeen as a trainer. This race was established in 2008, and in its inaugural year it was held on the final day of the Festival on Cheltenham's New Course. It was switched to the opening day on the Old Course in 2009. It was initially given Grade 2 status and was upgraded to Grade 1 status from the 2015 running. Most successful horse (6 wins): Leading jockey (8 wins): Leading trainer (9 wins): David Nicholson"
"from his second marriage. Paul Nicholls (horse racing) Paul Nicholls (born 17 April 1962) is a British National Hunt horse trainer with stables at Ditcheat, Somerset. A relatively successful jump jockey, Nicholls has become the leading National Hunt trainer of his generation, finishing the 2007–08 season with 155 winners and a record £4 million in prize money. To date, he has trained over 2000 winners, won the 2012 Grand National, four Cheltenham Gold Cups and has been crowned British jump racing Champion Trainer ten times. The son of a policeman, Nicholls was educated at Marlwood School, Alveston before leaving at"
"30 April 2017 to 28 April 2018. The 2016-17 championship was won by Harry Cobden, who rode 60 winners during the season, 24 ahead of David Noonan. Conditional jockey A conditional jockey is an apprentice National Hunt racing jockey in Great Britain or Ireland under the age of 26 who has not won more than seventy-five races under rules or had not won that many races within the last six months. A conditional jockey is entitled to a reduction, known as an allowance, in the weight carried by his horse, dependent on the type of race, which varies according to"
"David Nicholson (horse racing) David Nicholson (19 March 1939 – 27 August 2006) was a British National Hunt jockey and trainer. He was British jump racing Champion Trainer in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons. Nicholson was the son of Frenchie Nicholson who was also a successful jockey and National Hunt trainer. As a young lad Nicholson was nicknamed 'The Duke' by one of his father's grooms. It is a nickname that is still used to this day to describe him. As a jockey he rode 538 winners over jumps between 1955 and 1974 and came third in the jockey's championship"
"1985–86, Peter Scudamore 1986–88 Fred Winter Frederick Thomas Winter, (20 September 1926 – 5 April 2004) was a British National Hunt racing racehorse jockey and trainer. He was British jump racing Champion Jockey four times and British jump racing Champion Trainer eight times. He is the only person to have won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Grand National as both jockey and trainer. Winter won the Grand National four times, as a jockey in 1957 (Sundew) and 1962 (Kilmore), and as a trainer in 1965 (Jay Trump) and 1966 (Anglo). His most famous victory as a jockey was"
"Paul Nicholls (horse racing) Paul Nicholls (born 17 April 1962) is a British National Hunt horse trainer with stables at Ditcheat, Somerset. A relatively successful jump jockey, Nicholls has become the leading National Hunt trainer of his generation, finishing the 2007–08 season with 155 winners and a record £4 million in prize money. To date, he has trained over 2000 winners, won the 2012 Grand National, four Cheltenham Gold Cups and has been crowned British jump racing Champion Trainer ten times. The son of a policeman, Nicholls was educated at Marlwood School, Alveston before leaving at 16 to take up"
"race in 1997, and since then it has been known by its present title. The Champion Bumper is the most prestigious flat race, or ""bumper"", in the National Hunt calendar. It often features horses which go on to become leading performers over obstacles, such as Florida Pearl and Dunguib. Occasionally leading jockeys from Flat racing ride in the race and the 2002 winner, Pizarro, was ridden by Jamie Spencer, a Flat racing jockey. Leading jockey (3 wins): Leading trainer (9 wins): The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis. ---- Champion Bumper The Champion Bumper is a Grade"
"John Francome John Francome (13 December 1952) is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey, television pundit and author. Born in Swindon, Wiltshire, the son of a railway fireman, his family had no connection with the horse racing world. At sixteen years old he became apprentice to Lambourn trainer Fred Winter and so began his career as a jockey. He rode a total of 1,138 winners, his last being in April 1985. During the course of his career he was Champion Jockey seven times, between 1976 and 1985. Francome is the third most successful National Hunt jump jockey of all time"
"to the jockey Andrew Thornton. His worst moment in racing was when Strong Promise died in the 2000 Martel Cup at Liverpool. List of jockeys Robert Thornton (jockey) Robert ""Choc"" Thornton (born 14 July 1978 in Darlington) is a retired English National Hunt jockey. Robert ""Chocolate"" Thornton (known as Choc) was one of the United Kingdom's leading National Hunt jockeys. After growing up riding hunters with his father (a noted professional Huntsman) he started working for trainer David Nicholson in 1997 as an amateur and after immediate success became a Conditional jockey riding 71 winners during his first season in"
"authored four books thus far. ""BEST MATE Chasing Gold"", and ""Best Mate: Triple Gold"", ""NOT ENOUGH TIME - My life with Terry Biddlecombe"" and ""The Jumping Game"". Henrietta Knight (racehorse trainer) Henrietta Catherine Knight (born 15 December 1946) is a retired English Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Knight is best known as a trainer of National Hunt racehorses. She is the daughter of Major Hubert Guy Broughton Knight (1917-93) and Hester Loyd. Her sister, Celia Elizabeth Knight (b 1949), is married to the 3rd Baron Vestey. An Oxford graduate, Knight formerly worked as a teacher of Biology and History before becoming a"
"Richard Dunwoody Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE (born 18 January 1964 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a retired British jockey in National Hunt racing. He was a three-time Champion Jockey. Dunwoody's race victories include the King George VI Chase four times - twice on Desert Orchid in 1989 and 1990 and twice on One Man in 1995 and 1996. He also won the 1986 and 1994 Grand Nationals on West Tip and Miinnehoma respectively, the 1988 Cheltenham Gold Cup on Charter Party and the Champion Hurdle on Kribensis. He received the Lester Award for ""Jump Jockey of the Year"" on five"
"sons, Sam and William, both became jockeys. William retired in 2017. Nigel Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies (born 16 May 1957) is a British racehorse trainer specialising in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables at Naunton, Gloucestershire. He began training in 1981 and sent out his first winner, Last of the Foxes, at Hereford Racecourse in 1982. He has trained over 1000 winners under National Hunt rules including two winners of the Grand National with Earth Summit in 1998 and Bindaree in 2002, and the winner of the 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup with Imperial Commander. He also trained Imperial Commander"
"From 1964 to 1973 it was sponsored by the Tote, and it was called the Totalisator Champion Novices' Chase. Since then it has been backed by its present sponsor, RSA Insurance Group, and its predecessors Sun Alliance (1974–1996) and Royal & SunAlliance (1997–2008). Several winners of the race have subsequently achieved victory in the most prestigious chase in the National Hunt calendar, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The most recent was Lord Windermere, the winner of the latter event in 2014. Leading jockey since 1946 (5 wins): Leading trainer since 1946 (4 wins): The 1947 edition was abandoned due to snow"
"at the age of 40. Richard Woollacott Richard Woollacott (c. 1977 – 23 January 2018) was a British horse trainer who specialized in training horses competing in National Hunt racing. Woollacott took up training alongside a successful career as a point-to-point jockey, in which he was British national champion in 2010. He began training in 2008 and trained 60 winners from his stables at South Molton in Devon. His biggest successes cames when winning two Grade 2 races in 2017, the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race with Lalor, and the Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury with Beer Goggles. Woollacott"
"the bonus. However, Go Native came up short at the Champion Hurdle, finishing in 10th place. Meade has been crowned Champion Trainer in Ireland seven times and won five National Hunt trainer titles. For all Meade's accomplishments in National Hunt racing, he still lacks wins in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and the Aintree Grand National. The principal jockeys that ride for Meade are Paul Carberry, Nina Carberry, Davy Condon, Niall Madden and Jason McKeown. 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1993 1992 1987 1985 1983 1982 1981 1978 Noel"
"he was a guest of Barry Hills. Nicky Henderson Nicholas John Henderson (born 10 December 1950) is a British racehorse trainer. He has been British jump racing Champion Trainer five times. His father was Johnny Henderson who was one of the founders of the Racecourse Holdings Trust as well as earlier in life being Aide-de-camp to Field Marshal Montgomery. In 2005 two years after Johnny Henderson's death Cheltenham renamed one of the races at the Cheltenham Festival in his honour as the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase. In 2006 Nicky Henderson won this race with a horse called Greenhope. Henderson,"
"Robert Thornton (jockey) Robert ""Choc"" Thornton (born 14 July 1978 in Darlington) is a retired English National Hunt jockey. Robert ""Chocolate"" Thornton (known as Choc) was one of the United Kingdom's leading National Hunt jockeys. After growing up riding hunters with his father (a noted professional Huntsman) he started working for trainer David Nicholson in 1997 as an amateur and after immediate success became a Conditional jockey riding 71 winners during his first season in the sport. He won the Conditional Jockey's title the following year. After making his professional debut, Thornton’s performance was consistent, if unspectacular, and he consistently"
"Nicky Henderson Nicholas John Henderson (born 10 December 1950) is a British racehorse trainer. He has been British jump racing Champion Trainer five times. His father was Johnny Henderson who was one of the founders of the Racecourse Holdings Trust as well as earlier in life being Aide-de-camp to Field Marshal Montgomery. In 2005 two years after Johnny Henderson's death Cheltenham renamed one of the races at the Cheltenham Festival in his honour as the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase. In 2006 Nicky Henderson won this race with a horse called Greenhope. Henderson, educated at Eton College, has been a"
"Henrietta Knight (racehorse trainer) Henrietta Catherine Knight (born 15 December 1946) is a retired English Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Knight is best known as a trainer of National Hunt racehorses. She is the daughter of Major Hubert Guy Broughton Knight (1917-93) and Hester Loyd. Her sister, Celia Elizabeth Knight (b 1949), is married to the 3rd Baron Vestey. An Oxford graduate, Knight formerly worked as a teacher of Biology and History before becoming a trainer. She was a prominent figure in the equestrian sport of eventing, finishing 12th at the Badminton Horse Trials in 1973, and becoming the chairperson of the"
"– David Nicholson who supported him in his bid to become a professional jockey. In 2003, Johnson became the eighth National Hunt jockey to ride 1,000 winners in Britain on Quedex at Stratford. He recorded his 2,000th career winner aboard Fighting Chance at Newbury on 16 December 2009. The 3,000th winner came on board St. Saviour at Ludlow on 4 January 2016. Having been runner up to Tony McCoy on 16 occasions in the Champion Jockey title, he was finally crowned champion for the first time in 2016. In 2017 he was Champion Jockey for the second time. In the"
"decade, and was renamed the World Series Hurdle Ladbrokes began supporting the race in 2008. It reverted to its former name in 2017. The Champion Stayers Hurdle is the Irish equivalent of Britain's Stayers' Hurdle, and the last horse to win both races in the same year was Anzum in 1999. Most successful horse since 1995 (4 wins): Leading jockey since 1995 (5 wins): Leading trainer since 1995 (7 wins): The 2001 running took place at Fairyhouse. ---- Champion Stayers Hurdle The Champion Stayers Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses"
"place until 1866. It abandoned National Hunt jump racing in December 1998, switching entirely to Flat racing. However, the course has occasionally held National Hunt meetings since, such as when it took over some of nearby Ascot's jump meetings during its refurbishment in the mid-2000s. In 1987 David Thompson acquired a majority interest in Windsor Racecourse and Richard Thompson became chairman from 1987 until the sale to arena leisure plc in 1999. On 15 October 2012 jockey Richard Hughes won 7 races out of the 8 races on the day. Windsor Racecourse was the location for scenes in the film"
"minimum-distance chase in the National Hunt calendar, and it is the feature race on the second day of the Festival. The event was established in 1959, and it was originally called the National Hunt Two-Mile Champion Chase. It was given its present title in 1980 – the year of the Queen Mother's 80th birthday – in recognition of her support to jump racing. The Queen Mother was a successful owner of National Hunt horses, particularly chasers, and among these was Game Spirit – the runner-up in this race in 1976. The Queen Mother Champion Chase was not sponsored before 2007,"
"Nigel Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies (born 16 May 1957) is a British racehorse trainer specialising in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables at Naunton, Gloucestershire. He began training in 1981 and sent out his first winner, Last of the Foxes, at Hereford Racecourse in 1982. He has trained over 1000 winners under National Hunt rules including two winners of the Grand National with Earth Summit in 1998 and Bindaree in 2002, and the winner of the 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup with Imperial Commander. He also trained Imperial Commander to win the Ryanair Chase at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival. His"
"Scottish Grand National on Vincente. In April 2017 he won the Scottish Grand National again on Vincente. In May 2018 Sam announced he would become freelance. Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Twiston-Davies is a British National Hunt racing jockey. He was the retained jockey of ten-times British jump racing Champion Trainer Paul Nicholls. He won the 2015 Queen Mother Champion Chase on Dodging Bullets. His father is trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies. His first Cheltenham Festival winner was Baby Run in the 2010 St James's Place Foxhunter Chase. He made his Grand National debut in 2010. He came 5th on Hello Bud, who was"
"never my intention. I apologised immediately on the evening in question, and do so again now"". Carl Llewellyn Carl Llewellyn (born 29 July 1965) is an assistant racehorse trainer to Nigel Twiston-Davies and a retired Welsh professional National Hunt jockey. Llewellyn won the Grand National on two occasions along with the Welsh Grand National and Scottish Grand National as a jockey. He has also won the Whitbread / Bet365 Gold Cup both as a jockey and as a trainer and many grade races. Llewellyn began his riding career with his father Eryl, a farmer, riding in point to points and"
"since 1946 (3 wins): Leading jockey since 1946 (3 wins): Leading trainer since 1946 (4 wins): Fox Hunters' Chase The Fox Hunters' Chase is a National Hunt steeplechase in England for amateur riders which is open to horses aged six years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in April. The Fox Hunters' is one of only three races run over the Grand National fences at the Aintree Festival, the other two races being the Topham Chase and the Grand"
"Willie Mullins William Peter Mullins (born 15 September 1956) is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey from Goresbridge, County Kilkenny, but is based at Closutton, Muine Bheag, County Carlow, Ireland. He commenced racehorse training in 1988 having previously worked as an assistant to his father Paddy Mullins and Jim Bolger. Willie is a former six times amateur champion jockey in Ireland, winning the 1983 Aintree Fox Hunters' Chase on Atha Cliath and the 1996 Cheltenham Bumper on Wither Or Which. He is the trainer of the 2005 Grand National winner Hedgehunter and the 2011 and 2013 Champion Hurdle winner"
"a specific period. To be eligible a horse must have finished first or second twice in hunter chases, or have won two open point-to-point races, or have won one open point-to-point race and finished first or second in a hunter chase. Most successful horse since 1946 (2 wins): Leading jockey since 1946 (3 wins): Leading trainer since 1946 (4 wins): The race was abandoned in 1949 due to frost, and in 1955 due to snow. The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis. St James's Place Foxhunter Chase The St James's Place Foxhunter Chase is a National Hunt"
"Fred Winter Frederick Thomas Winter, (20 September 1926 – 5 April 2004) was a British National Hunt racing racehorse jockey and trainer. He was British jump racing Champion Jockey four times and British jump racing Champion Trainer eight times. He is the only person to have won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Grand National as both jockey and trainer. Winter won the Grand National four times, as a jockey in 1957 (Sundew) and 1962 (Kilmore), and as a trainer in 1965 (Jay Trump) and 1966 (Anglo). His most famous victory as a jockey was on Mandarin in the"
"Richard Woollacott Richard Woollacott (c. 1977 – 23 January 2018) was a British horse trainer who specialized in training horses competing in National Hunt racing. Woollacott took up training alongside a successful career as a point-to-point jockey, in which he was British national champion in 2010. He began training in 2008 and trained 60 winners from his stables at South Molton in Devon. His biggest successes cames when winning two Grade 2 races in 2017, the Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race with Lalor, and the Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury with Beer Goggles. Woollacott died suddenly in January 2018"